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Teen Vogue

How to Deal With a Sexist Teacher

Teachers are supposed to be the people who make your school experience easier. So what do you do when they make you feel unsafe or judged by being sexist? Having a teacher who is exhibiting this sort of behavior can be challenging. Whether it's comments about the way you dress or favoring boys over girls when it comes to extra credit opportunities, none of it is acceptable. You might feel like it’s impossible to do anything, but trust us, it’s not. Here are some real ways that you can stop a sexist teacher and bring justice to the halls of your school.

College of St. Scholastica

Happy Housing: 8 essential college roommate rules for a harmonious habitat

"Making new friends. Navigating campus. Choosing a major. First-year students like you have a lot on their minds — after all, the transition to collegiate life is nothing short of monumental. Some may worry about keeping up with rigorous coursework and maintaining their grades — and rightfully so. You're in college to obtain an education, but there's so much more to it than the hours spent in the classroom..."

Mommy Bites

Five Ways You Can Advocate for Your Special Needs Student

"With a special needs student, it is hard to create balance between allowing the school to make decisions on your child’s behalf and being a thorn in the school’s side. As a professional advocate, a trained teacher and lawyer working exclusively in the field of holistic advocacy within school systems at every age, I know from experience how tough this is.

Here are some tips to keep in mind while advocating for your special needs student..."

Autism Mom

PROBLEM SOLVING AND TOOTH CARE – FOUND ON PINTEREST

The Navigator likes to keep his toothbrush and toothpaste on the counter next to his sink, inches from the edge. Right next to the light switch. Every time Autism Dad or I go into his bathroom and reach for the light switch, we knock over his toothpaste, toothbrush, or both.

This upsets the Navigator because he doesn’t want his toothbrush touching anything, and I can’t blame him. But he doesn’t want to put the toothbrush anywhere else. He says “I want to be able to grab it quickly” and moving it a few inches further back to safeguard it from falling over apparently defeats that purpose..."

US News & World Report

Explore Ways Community Colleges Serve Veterans

"Stepping into a classroom after years of serving in the military full time can be difficult, especially for veterans who are still adjusting to civilian life.

The choice between community college and a four-year university can make a difference in student comfort and success. The structure, cost and demographic of students can make community college a better option for some service members who are interested in earning a degree or job skills..."

Today's Innovative Woman

Innovative Woman Katie Schellenberg

Meet Innovative Woman Katie Schellenberg an education advocate and founder of Beyond Tutoring, an educational blog that strives to give information in order for students to be their own advocate at all levels of educations, with or without learning differences. 

How and why did you start your business?

I began my company after litigating for many years for large administrations, such as school districts, hospitals and medical conglomerates. During this time while I was litigating, and each case costing the clients many millions of dollars, I knew that there must be another way to help students who deviate from normative learning and navigate through schools..."

LA Weekly

Smarter, Faster

"Few working adults can afford the luxury of a four-year sabbatical during which to earn a degree. So accelerated degree programs were developed precisely with “continuing learners” in mind. Designed to fit around the work and family schedules of older students, these fast-track programs allow what would normally be a four-year bachelors degree to be completed in as little as 16 months, or a traditionally two-year masters qualification to be earned in a year..."

The Mighty

I Won’t Succeed Despite My Autoimmune Disease. I’ll Succeed Because of It.

"I had mononucleosis for four months before the doctors began testing. My deterioration was quick. Within a week, my walk was reduced to a torturous hobble and my arms weighted my shoulders. I was too tired to read, too stiff to chew and swallow, and my fingers were so unyielding that they stood on edge constantly. Fevers made the pain bearable; they wrapped my body in a placating hearth, confusing my mind and alleviating my suffering..."

Elephant Journal

Advice to a College Reject

"Each year, I have one of my students not getting into any colleges.

Because of schools increasing reliance on a more holistic process, students find it more difficult to deem any school a “safety school.”

What do you tell an 18 year old full of promise that what they planned and dreamed for the last 18 years will all have to change?

What do you tell a student when their life plan has changed to something unfathomable for someone so young and full of dreams?

Here is a list of motivators and harsh truths about rejection that have shaped the brightest minds, that I have to pull out more and more this time of year during college acceptance time..."